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Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas Over Privacy Violations

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:19:43 +0000

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram faced allegations that it had collected facial identification information on millions of users in violation of a state law.

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How Long Will CA Lawmakers Let Tech Firms Make Them Look Like Fools?

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:44:33 +0000

Lawmakers in California and elsewhere can no longer take the tech industry's word when their armies of lobbyists make the case that they police themselves and shouldn't be held accountable.

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‘Journalism Preservation Bill’ Gives CA Newsrooms Leverage Over Big Tech

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:11:43 +0000

A journalism expert says Assembly Bill 886 would finally give news outlets leverage and force Big Tech to negotiate. A public interest media advocate says the proposal would favor larger outlets and incentivize clickbait.

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Meta Accused by CA and Other States of Luring Children to Instagram, Facebook

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:57:43 +0000

Meta was accused of knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children to its platforms, even as the company said its social media sites were safe for young people.

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Judge Narrows U.S. Case That Says Google Illegally Protects Monopoly

Barry Holtzclaw — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:04:25 +0000

The ruling did not affect other claims in the antitrust case about Google's search engine, which is scheduled to go to trial next month.

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From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:45:23 +0000

Beginning Sunday, the tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.

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Will the Early Success of ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads Crash Into Reality?

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:29:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg has used Meta’s might to push Threads to a fast start — but that may only work up to a point. In less than a day, Threads appeared to have taken the crown as the most rapidly downloaded app ever, easily outstripping ChatGPT. The newly released companion to Instagram aims at offering users an alternative to Twitter.

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Santa Clara University Soccer Stars, Tech Money Combine to Create Bay FC

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:15:16 +0000

The founders of Bay FC were behind the successful effort to bring women's professional soccer back to the Bay Area.

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Two Women Sue Apple Over AirTag Stalking

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 18:03:36 +0000

One woman found an AirTag tracking device in the wheel well of her car and a second woman found an AirTag in her child’s backpack, the lawsuit said. Apple updated the AirTag in February.

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